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Ancient Egypt-MES
Vocabulary in section #1 of notebook
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History
7th Grade
01/04/2016

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Pharaoh Hatshepsut
Definition
the first female pharaoh of Egypt
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Nile River
Definition
the longest river in the world
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Jordan River
Definition
a river in SW Asia that flows into the Dead Sea
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Ramses II
Definition
Ancient Egyptian pharaoh skilled in military and architecture
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noble
Definition
a high rank in society
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peasant
Definition
a person who works on a farm for wealthy landowners
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rigid
Definition
stiff, unable to bend
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desert
Definition
dry land mostly covered by sand
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peninsula
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an area of land surrounded on 3 sides by water
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vegetation
Definition
the plants of a place
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adapt
Definition
to make changes to an existing way of doing things
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harvest
Definition
to collect crops that are ready to be eaten
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topography
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the shape and elevation of physical features
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Kush
Definition
a society along the Nile River to the south of Egypt
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pharaoh
Definition
a ruler of ancient Egypt
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authority
Definition
the government or controlling power
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treaty
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a written agreement that promises peace between two places
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social class
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a group ranked by wealth, property and freedom
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status
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importance
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artisans
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a craftsperson
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embalm
Definition
the process of preserving a body for the afterlife in Ancient Egypt
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merchants
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a person who makes money by selling goods
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scribes
Definition
a person who writes
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afterlife
Definition
an existence after death
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hieroglyph
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a symbol used in a system of writing developed by Ancient Egyptians
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